Fairy tales, fables and folk tales

The Enchanted Watch

Intermediate

10 min read

Once upon a time there lived a rich man who had three sons. When they grew up, he sent the eldest to travel and see the world, and three years passed before his family saw him again. Then he returned, magnificently dressed, and his father was so delighted with his behaviour, that he gave a […]

The Jay and the Peacock

Aesop’s Fables
Greek

Advanced

1 min read

A Jay venturing into a yard where Peacocks used to walk, found there a number of feathers which had fallen from the Peacocks when they were moulting. He tied them all to his tail and strutted down towards the Peacocks. When he came near them they soon discovered the cheat, and striding up to him […]

The Widow’s Son

Mabel Cook Cole
Philippine

Intermediate

8 min read

In a little house at the edge of a village lived a widow with her only son, and they were very happy together. The son was kind to his mother, and they made their living by growing rice in clearings on the mountain side and by hunting wild pig in the forest. One evening when […]

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